3.5: The Supreme Court and Modern Federalism

United States v. Lopez: State of Texas charged a Senior student Lopez with? This was a? State charges were dropped and Lopez faced a federal offense under the? Lopez said it was unconstitutional for Congres to? Appeals process. Lopez said convress overstepped its? (2) The U.S. appeled and had to prove that the federal gun law was related to? GunFree School zones act said that said Congress could prohibit people from?

carrying a firearm in school, texas gun law, Gun-Free School zones act, regulate public schools,enumerated powers/commerce clause, interstate commerce, bringing guns near or onto school campuses

Arguments: Fed. gov said gun violence increases? this affects? Chief Justice Rehnquist delivered the? He said classifying guns as a commercial activity could lead to a? Congress might say anything is a? Concurring opinion by Justice Kennedy: The federal gun law threatened the balancing principles of? Gov. infringed on? Dissenting opinion by Justice Breyer: Gun violence impairs? and therefore affects? This verdict reversed the trend of? affirmed state power via? Printz v. United States: Court used 10th amendment to strike down federal law requiring local officers to perform? Background checks and policing are outside? they are a?

crimes, interstate commerce, majority opinion, constitutional slippery slope, commerce, federalism, state authority over schools, educational opportunities, interstate commerce, expanding national power, tenth amendment, background checks, congress' scope of authority, reserved state power

Case of Angel Raich; issue is whether the federL gov's power to ban marijuana supersedes california's? Justica Scalia disagreed with the women that growing cannabis does not affect the? Verdict: The commerce and supremacy clause allow congress to? Difference from Lopez case: Marijuana is a commodity with a? unlike? Recently, states have moved to legalize? Boundary between state and federal laws is?

legalization of it, national market, supersede California's law, market, gun ownership, marijuana, unclear

States issue? But marriage involves?-this is a? Loving v. Virginia: supreme court nullified Virginia law banning? United States v. Windsor: when her wife died, she was not entitled to? She sued with the help of LGTBQ centers and wanted equal protection under the? The case challenged the?-this law defined a legal union between a?

marriage licenses, civil rights, federal issue, interracial marriage, tax provisions granted to surviving spouses, due process clause, Defense of Marriage act, man and woman

States could make their own laws about? Same-sex marriage was exempted from the? Verdict? Majority opinion by Justice Kennedy: DOMA infringed on? Minority opinion by Justice Alito: Constitution does not guarantee the right to? Supreme court still allowed DOMA statute where states could reject? Oberfell v. Hodges: clash to recognize their? Majority opinion by Justice Kennedy: Same-sex marriage is a?

marriage, full faith and credit clause, DOMA was unconstitutional, same-sex marriage liberty, same-sex marriage, same sex marriage licenses, marriage post mortem, fundamental right,